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| Tailgate packs let vehicles show team colors - detnews.com Posted: 17 Sep 2009 10:33 AM PDT Soup it upFootball, NASCAR emblems good to stay on bandwagon up to one year, Calif. firm saysLarry Edsall / Special to The Detroit NewsWho would even think about tailgating without wearing your favorite football team's colors? Whether it's a maize-and-blue sweatshirt, a green-and-white cap with a bold "S" on the crown, or a complete Honolulu blue-and-silver ensemble, what you wear is almost as important as the food you serve. This fall, not only can you wear your team's colors, but so can your vehicle. Advertisement San Diego-based Skinit Inc. offers tailgate packs that allow your car, truck or recreation vehicle to wear your favorite professional or major college football team's colors. By the end of September, you'll also be able to show which driver you support in NASCAR's Chase for the Cup, and early next year you may be able to proclaim your loyalty to your local youth or school sports team. "Just in talking to parents involved in pee wee baseball (and in high school sports), we think there will be a big market there," Skinit chief executive Paul Buss said of the on-demand personalization products his company provides. Buss said the idea of turning personal vehicles into team machines went into development a year ago, and that the product is being rolled out with the NFL and 125 major college teams because Skinit already has licensing agreements. "We're even going further," he added, saying that Skinit soon will have online technology so someone can see his or her vehicle -- and from 360-degree vantage -- as it would appear in its personalized form. The company traces its roots to three Colorado brothers, who launched Skinit in 2004. They produced "skins" that could be applied to personalize all sorts of personal electronic devices -- from cell phone to laptops. Global Wireless Entertainment Inc., an international company that does product licensing and produces downloadable ringtones and other wireless-device services, invested in the startup and acquired Skinit in 2006. They moved the company to San Diego. Skinit Tailgate Packs are available in three sizes -- one for cars, one for pickup trucks and sport utilities, and one for RVs, though Buss said many people are buying the RV-sized team emblems and increasing their impact by putting them on smaller vehicles. The car-sized Lions pack is $49.95, the truck-sized version is $99.95 and the RV version is $149.95. The various emblems are made from 3M Controltac automotive-grade vinyl with a patented adhesive that can be removed without leaving any residue. Buss said they should last not only throughout a full sports season but as long as a year before fading. For details and additional information, visit the www.skinit.com or www.tailgatepacks.skinit.com. Larry Edsall is a Phoenix-based freelance writer. You can reach him at ledsall@cox.net.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Virginia is for Lovers, NASCAR, and the Drivers We Adore - Bleacherreport.com Posted: 17 Sep 2009 07:13 AM PDT I was born and bred in Texas, it will always, always be my home. There is a unique hubris that comes from being from the great Lone Star state that one is hard pressed to find anywhere else, but on Saturday night Denny Hamlin made me proud to be a born again Virginian. I fancy myself a misplaced Texan who has made Virginia my home away from home over the last couple of decades. I fought the Civil War as a proud Rebel during a weekend at Civil War Adventure Camp in Petersburg, skydived the blue skies above Orange, gazed at the city night lights from a 15 story high-rise in Arlington, set up camp in a rickety old RV outside of Richmond International Raceway and practically lived on the beaches of Croatan and Sandbridge during my formitive years. Virginia is for lovers, adventurists, beach bums, city slickers, NASCAR, and the drivers that we adore.
Hamlin began his NASCAR career in 2004 by competing in five Camping World Truck Series races with EJP Racing. In 2005 he entered the Nationwide Series, replacing Mike Bliss in the No. 20 Rockwell Automotive Chevrolet. He made his Sprint Cup debut that same year in Kansas behind the wheel of the No. 11 FedEx Chevrolet. In 2006 he joined the Sprint Cup series full time and played double duty by also racing full time in the Nationwide Series. He proved to be a worthy competitor by capturing his first wins in both series that year, taking home the Raybestos Rookie of the Year award at the end of the season and finishing third in the final Cup standings, making Hamlin the first rookie of the year ever to make it into the Chase for the Sprint Cup. He continued to persevere in 2007-2008 by clinching spots in both year's Chase for the Sprint Cup, twelfth and eighth respectively, but 2009 has been Hamlin's year to shine. During the final restart at Pocono on Aug. 3, Hamlin brazenly proclaimed "I'm going to win this race." He steered his car from sixth to first and took the checkered flag in an emotional victory that he dedicated to his grandmother, Thelma Clark, who had passed away just days earlier. On Saturday, Sept. 12, Hamlin dominated in Richmond and burst into Victory Lane a hometown hero. When asked about his win, Hamlin, who hails from Chesterfield VA, a suburb of Richmond, replied, "This is my house. It has been for the last two years, we just haven't got the win to show it. "Finally today our FedEx Toyota showed that we're a championship contender. As I told these guys, they better watch out for us and now we're for real." "Like a Daytona 500 win for anyone else. I mentioned before that I wanted to win this race before I won a 500, but now, of course, I know how special that race is to everyone. "But this one in particular, to me, was especially after all the heartbreak, it makes it more gratifying to win now. It's by far the biggest win of my career and hopefully goes a long way for this race team over the next ten weeks." Richmond International Raceway is certainly not the house that Denny built, but on Saturday night he moved in and sublet it like no one's business. Not only did he take home a first place finish, he secured his fourth consecutive place in the Chase. Hamlin has done us Virginian's proud, but he isn't the only one. There are many notable drivers who hail from the Commonwealth.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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| We support pending legislation to create a long-term promotional ... - Petoskey News-Review Posted: 16 Sep 2009 06:24 AM PDT [fivefilters.org: unable to retrieve full-text content] Michigan's economic struggles of the past few years have given the state some less-than-prestigious notoriety. An unemployment rate that has consistently been the nation's highest is just one example. And with the challenges facing the state's ... This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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